Practical Research 1 4th Periodical Exam

Which of the following is NOT a qualitative research data gathering method?

• interviews

• observation

• focus group discussion

• survey with numerical questions

Which of the following is included in the methodology of a study?

• the chosen research methods

• theoritical concepts used in the study

• explanations for the methods and concepts

• all of the above

What is the ethical thing to do in a review of related literature?

• never conducted prior to the beginning of the study

•  always conducted prior to the beginning of the study

• sometimes conducted prior to the beginning of the study   

• always dependent upon the researcher  to decide

What research process that  selects a portion or segment from the population at the center of the researcher’s study as target population?

• frame

• inference

• parameter

• sampling

Which of the following sampling techniques is NOT a non-probability sampling in selecting  population size?

•  convenience

• purposive

•  quota

• stratified random

.   This qualitative research design  focuses on obtaining descriptions of the respondents’ lived experiences by analyzing  the meaning behind these experiences for each subject rather than generalizing to greater population? 

• action research

• case study

• grounded theory

• phenomenological design

This qualitative design focuses on the identification, location, evaluation, and synthesis of data or evidence from the past to confirm or reject a hypothesis?

• action research

• case study

• grounded theory

• historical design

This qualitative design is a comprehensive, in-depth examination of a specific individual, group of people, or institution used to gain insights into an obscure or specific problem provide background data for broader studies?

• action research

• case study

• grounded theory

• historical design

This qualitative design are constructs and concepts that are grounded in the data and hypotheses are tested as they  arise from the research used to to explain, provide a perspective on, or even predict behavior in and of the particular context of the study’s subject?

• action research

• case study

• grounded theory

• historical design

This qualitative design is a special-kind  of community-based  research in which there is a collaboration between the respondents or participants and the researcher in identifying a problem( the ‘action’) regarding a situation or process, as basis for developing a strategy for intervention?

• action research

• case study

• grounded theory

• historical design